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MarketAxess Holdings
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327 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.38B invested in MarketAxess Holdings in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.5M | Put options by funds: $3.18M

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 29

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.97B → $6.38B (+$1.41B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 318 → 327 (+9)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.06% → 90.59% (+0.53%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 128

Holders
327
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.83%
% of All Funds
8.14%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
44
Increased
113
Reduced
128
Closed
29
Calls
$5.5M
Puts
$3.18M
Net Calls
+$2.31M
Net Calls Change
-$2.17M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$541M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$146M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$64.1M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$31.1M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$24.4M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$36.8M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$36.2M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$32.5M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$29.1M
5
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
-$25.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
O
26
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$62.1M +$1.67M +9,204 +3%
SIMG
27
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$61.7M +$4.3M +23,740 +8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
28
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$61.6M +$794K +4,380 +1%
Northern Trust
29
Northern Trust
Illinois
$60.9M +$3.5M +19,288 +6%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$59.3M -$12.6M -69,619 -18%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
31
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$58.7M -$1.1M -6,060 -2%
Geode Capital Management
32
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$54.9M +$3.45M +19,006 +7%
Janus Henderson Group
33
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$54.3M -$2.42M -13,325 -4%
BAMCO Inc
34
BAMCO Inc
New York
$50.7M -$1.58M -8,734 -3%
AllianceBernstein
35
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$48.6M -$19.8M -109,091 -30%
BG
36
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$48.5M -$1.13M -6,259 -2%
NFA
37
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$45.2M +$459K +2,531 +1%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$44.7M +$10.1M +55,571 +30%
Lord, Abbett & Co
39
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$40.2M +$31.1M +171,626 +399%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
40
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$40.1M -$847K -4,674 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
41
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$40.1M -$32.5M -179,087 -46%
WRF
42
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$38.6M +$2.48M +13,679 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$35.9M +$504K +2,780 +1%
VOYA Investment Management
44
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$34.2M +$22.8M +125,971 +223%
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$33.6M -$798K -4,400 -2%
FAM
46
Fred Alger Management
New York
$32.2M -$7.38M -40,687 -19%
NCGI
47
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$31.4M -$25M -138,078 -45%
Morgan Stanley
48
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.1M -$17M -93,790 -36%
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.4M -$13.2M -72,884 -32%
Principal Financial Group
50
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$28.3M +$852K +4,702 +3%
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MKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

327 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.38B — up 28% from $4.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new MKTX positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $541M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $36.8M.

  • 327 institutional investors held MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) as of Q1 2017, up from 318 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.38B of MarketAxess Holdings stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new MarketAxess Holdings positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest MarketAxess Holdings buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $541M added.
  • The largest MarketAxess Holdings seller in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $36.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.